What Facebook Friend Type Are You?

Any Facebooker has at least 10-20 friends; most are in the couple-hundred range by now. And anyone who's been a member of the social networking Website for some time will agree that there are certain "types" of Facebook users. Which one are you?

The Philosopher: This is the person that starts each morning or ends each day with an inspirational quote. It might be one he swiped from a book, movie, or famous figure; or just something made up based on feelings for the day. It can be a welcome, uplifting gesture. But if you're having a bad day, seeing this person's always cheery missives might just make you rolls your eyes.

The Photo Uploader: This is the person that uploads photos like wildfire; constantly and consistently, chronicling every instance of his life. "Here's me in California"; "Now here's me in this great new Asian restaurant". "Here I am in the toilet washing my hands"; "I just met this person on the street and figured I'd snap a shot with him to upload". Yikes. Uploading photos to share with others who would enjoy them is great; letting your entire list know where you are at every given moment is a bit much.

The Constant Gardener: I have never entered Farmville, nor am I completely familiar with what it is. But I do know that there are people who spend what seems to be crazy amounts of time fertilizing virtual farms and feeding virtual cows. That's fine. What you do on your own time is your own business. But this means that News Feeds are often times almost 50% made up of Farmville updates!

The R.S.V.P: You know who you are. The person who invites people constantly to join groups and causes, to play a game of scrabble. It's the person who pokes and tags you, sends invitations to a variety of third-party apps, or invites you to do every quiz he's done.

The Messenger: You open your private inbox, and it's rife with messages from "friends" who hold parties or events. But the thing is that they feel compelled to send mass messages to their entire contact lists almost on a weekly basis. Spam mail for Facebook? In some cases, it very well could be.

The Human RSS: This person constantly uploads links to news stories, YouTube videos, interesting articles, or blogs. It can be appreciated: these people are your personal content aggregators! But it can be annoying when every time you open up a news feed, that person's updates take over the entire page.

The TMI Guy: "Too Much Information" means a social networking status is not the place to cry the blues, discuss personal aspects of your life, or spill your guts after a big fight or unfortunate situation. Sure, there are exceptions: if you're paying homage to someone who has just passed on, or want to express gratitude to someone, that's certainly acceptable. But don't talk about how terrible life is, or make comments that are obviously directed at someone specific. There's a reason private messaging exists; use it.

Feel free to add your own in the comments section below! (For the record, I'm sure many would peg me as a Human RSS.)